Worstead - Worstead Worstead is a town in Norfolk, England, south of North Walsham and north of Wroxham. In the Domesday Book, Worstead is called Wrdesteda and Ordested. King Canute gave the town to the abbots of St. Benet's Abbey on the River Bure in the Norfolk Broads. It became very prosperous from the 12th century when weavers from Flanders arrived in the area. They had been encouraged to settle in Norfolk by King Edward III of England who had married a Flemish princess. "Walsham" cloth was light and for summer use, whereas "Worstead" was a heavier cloth. It is still referred to as worsted - the original name of the town. The last weaver, John Cubitt, died in 1882 at the age of 91. The oldest Act.
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Aylsham - The town is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Elesham and Ailesham, said to be derived from Aegel's Ham, with a population of about 1,000. Until the 15th century, the linen and worsted industry was important here, as well as in North Walsham and Worstead, and 'Aylsham Web' or 'cloth of Aylsham' was supplied to the royal palaces of Edward II and III. John of Gaunt was Lord of the manor from 1372 and Aylsham became the principal town of the Duchy of Lancaster. Although John of Gaunt probably never came to Aylsham the townspeople enjoyed many privileges, including exemption from jury service outside the manor and payment of certain taxes. In 1519 Henry VIII granted a market on Saturdays and an annual fair to be held on March.
Thomas Roe - diplomat of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. The son of Robert Rowe, and of Elinor, daughter of Robert Jermy of Worstead in Norfolk, he was born at Low Leyton near Wanstead in Essex, and at the age of twelve (1593) matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford. Shortly afterwards he joined one of the Inns of Court, and became esquire of the body to Queen Elizabeth I of England. He was knighted by James I in 1605, and became intimate with Henry, Prince of Wales, and also with his sister Elizabeth, afterwards queen of Bohemia, with whom he maintained a correspondence and whose cause he championed. In 1610 he was sent by Prince Henry on a mission to the West Indies, during which he visited Guiana and the Amazon river. However, he failed.
St. Benet's Abbey - stayed Abbots of St. Benet's to this day. The Bishop of Norwich, as Abbot, arrives once a year, standing in the bow of a wherry and preaches at the annual service on the first day of August. King Canute gave the abbey the manor of Worstead. In 1987 a cross made from oak from the Royal Estate at Sandringham was erected on the site of the High Altar. The site was enclosed by a wall with battlements in 1327. In more recent times, a farmer built a windpump inside the abbey structures..
Norfolk, England - Merton, Middleton, Morston, Morton, Mundesley New Houghton, North Walsham Oulton, Ovington Paston, Potter Heigham Reedham, Reepham Sandringham, Sea Palling, Sheringham, Smallburgh, Snettisham, Stalham, Sutton, Swaffham, Swafield Terrington St. Clement, Thetford, Thorpe Market, Thorpe St. Andrew, Thurne Upton Waxham, Wells-next-the-Sea, Welney, Weybourne, Winterton-on-Sea, Woodbastwick, Worstead, Wroxham, Wymondham Places of interest The Norfolk Broads -- part of The Broads National Park North Norfolk Heritage Coast Norfolk Wildlife Trust National Nature Reserves in Norfolk Norfolk Windmills Trust; see also: windpump Norfolk wherry - a black-sailed trader Norfolk village signs Norfolk hawker - a dragonfly Blickling Hall, Felbrigg Hall, Oxburgh Hall - National Trust Sheringham Park - National Trust Wymondham Abbey (see also Historic houses in England) Long distance footpaths: Angles Way, Bure Valley Way, Fen Rivers Way, Great Eastern Pingo Trail, Marriott's Way, Nar.
North Walsham - and north of Wroxham. It was an Anglo-Saxon settlement. Both North Walsham and the neighbouring Worstead became very prosperous from the 12th century through the arrival of weavers from Flanders. "Walsham" was a light-weight cloth for summer, and "Worsted" a heavier cloth. The 14th century "wool churches" are a testament to the prosperity of the local mill owners. North Walsham was involved in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. The peasants' leaders were defeated at the Battle of North Walsham. Horatio Nelson and his brother William were educated at Paston School in North Walsham. The town is on the North Walsham & Dilham Canal, still privately owned by the North Walsham Canal Company. As part of the Millennium celebrations, ten mosaics were commissioned, showing scenes from local history, including the Peasants' Revolt.
Worsted - a yarn and cloth usually made from wool. The name derives from the village of Worstead [1] in Norfolk, England. The village became, along with North Walsham and Aylsham, a centre for the manufacture of yarn and cloth, after weavers from Flanders arrived in Norfolk in the 12th century. The yarn is well twisted and spun of long staple wool (though nowadays also medium and short fibres are used). The wool is combed so that the fibres lie parallel. The cloth has a hard, smooth texture, usually whipcord, gabardine or serge, and the usual weave is a twill weave. Worsted is also used for carpets, garments, hosiery and gloves. Contrast woolen.
